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Miscellaneous Races

PRs

Personal records for various distances. I have not seriously raced all of them though.

Personal Records
DistanceTimeDateLocation
1600 m4:585-2000Lake Central Track
5K17:463-15-2008Springville 5K
8K29:5211-17-2007Return of the Turkey Trot
10K38:558-12-2006St Jude’s Corn Fest
15K1:00:4510-28-2007Devil’s Dash
Half Marathon1:20:581-15-2012Houston Half Marathon
Marathon2:58:0310-9-2010Whistle Stop Marathon
50K4:473-17-2012Hawkeye 50K

Results

Below is an (incomplete) list of local road races I have completed.

DateNameDistanceLocationTime
5-10-2003MADD Run5KTerre Haute, IN22:30
29th and Ohio St -> Deming Park and Back
10-18-2003Race for the Cure5KWest Terre Haute, IN19:46
Course went around St. Mary of the Woods.
Mile 1 - 6:03
Mile 2 - 12:29 (6:26)
Mile 3 - 18:57 (6:28)
11-8-2003Indiana Fall Classic10KTerre Haute, IN41:59
Course went around Hawthorne Park.
Mile 1 - 6:36
Mile 2 - 13:09 (6:45)
Mile 3 - 20:07 (6:58)
Mile 4 - 26:52 (6:45)
Mile 5 - 33:13 (6:21)
Mile 6 - 40:44 (7:31)
10-2-2004Indian Summer Distance Classic10MLake McBride State Park, IA1:21:25
2 mile - 14:56
5 mile - 38:35
8 mile - 1:03:04
10 mile - 1:21:25
4-10-2005Habitat Hustle5KWaverly, IA23:30
1 mile - 6:56
2 mile - 14:39 (7:47)
3 mile - 22:55 (8:16)
5-1-2005Mall-2-Mall8.6 MilesCedar Rapids, IA1:15:30
Westdale to Lindale. Time prediction race. Predicted 68:00. Used it as a training run for Grandma’s Marathon, but still went slow.
8-13-2005St. Judes Sweet Corn Fest10KCedar Rapids, IA49:12
1 mile - 7:36
2 mile - 15:05 (7:29)
3 mile - 23:17 (8:12)
4 mile - 30:47 (7:30)
5 mile - 39:15 (8:23)
6 mile - 47:40 (8:25)
9-10-2005Swamp Fox5KMarion, IA21:17
1 mile - 6:45
2 mile - 13:51 (7:06)
10-23-2005Habitat for Humanity5KIowa City, IA20:19
Course was on University of Iowa Cross Country Course
1 mile - 6:15
2 mile - 12:50 (6:35)
11-19-2005Living History Farms10KUrbandale, IA47:18
1 mile - 7:08 (stuck in crowd)
2 mile - 14:12 (7:06)
3 mile - 21:08 (7:56)
4 mile - 30:09 (9:01) (river crossings and hills)
5 mile - 37:30 (7:21)
6 mile - 45:32 (8:02)
2-25-06Freeze Fest5KMarion, IA19:14
5-7-2006Mall-2-Mall8.6 MilesCedar Rapids, IA56:50
Lindale to Westdale. Predicted 66:43. Surprised I went this fast.
8-12-2006St. Judes Sweet Corn Fest10KCedar Rapids, IA38:55
1 mile - 6:20
2 mile - 12:41 (6:20)
3 mile - 19:18 (6:37) - Mile marker off
4 mile - 25:07 (5:48)
5 mile - 31:34 (6:26)
6 mile - 37:51 (6:17)
9-9-2006Swamp Fox 5K5KMarion, IA18:20
1 mile - 5:53
2 mile - 11:44 (5:51)
4th overall. 2nd in age group
9-17-2006Habitat for Humanity 5K5KIowa City, IA (UI Cross Country Course)20:50
1 mile - 6:53
2 mile - 13:29 (6:34)
3rd overall. 2nd in age group. Wore Scooby-Doo outfit, did not race hard
10-7-2006Indian Summer Distance Classic10MLake McBride State Park, IA1:02:59
11-18-2006Living History Farms~7 milesUrbandale, IA47:50
1 mile - 6:11
2 mile - 11:58 (5:46)
3 mile - 18:34 (6:36)
4 mile - 24:02 (5:27)
5 mile - 33:58 (9:56)
Finish - 47:40 (13:51)
Mile markers were approximate at best and had to deal with big hills/rivers after mile 3
3-18-2007Freeze Fest 5K5KSquaw Creek Park, Marion, IA18:18
1 mile - 5:47
2 mile - 11:50 (6:03)
5th overall. 1st in age group.
5-6-2007Mall-2-Mall8.6 MilesCedar Rapids, IA56:48
Westdale to Lindale. Predicted 55:07. Ran into a medium headwind most of the way. First runner across the finish line.
7-7-2007Midnight Madness5KAmes, IA18:31
1 mile - 5:37
2 mile - 11:39 (5:58)
3 mile - 17:55 (6:16)

Started out way too fast, which caught up with me. Last ½ or ¾ of mile I was dying. It was hot, but I do not think that slowed me much.
10-7-2007Run for the SchoolsHalf MarathonIowa City, IA1:34:48
Goal was low 1:20s, but just did not have the gas to do that.
10-28-2007Devil’s Dash15KCedar Rapids, IA1:00:45
Goal was to break an hour. I came close, but faded more towards the end than I would have liked.
5K - 19:19
10K - 39:36 (20:17)
15K - 1:00:45 (21:10)
11-10-2007Believe 5K5KMechanicsville, IA18:33
1 Mile - 5:36
2 Mile - 11:31 (5:55)
11-17-2007Return of the Turkey Trot8KMarion, IA29:52
1 Mile - 5:46
2 Mile - 11:34 (5:47)
3 Mile - 17:42 (6:07)
4 Mile - 23:57 (6:15)
Finish - 29:52 (5:55)
1-26-2008Amana Freezer Fest5KAmana, IA17:52
New PR! 3rd overall
2-23-2008Freeze Fest 5K5KSquaw Creek Park, Marion, IA17:55
1 mile - 5:39
2 mile - ??
3rd overall. 1st in age group. Course was a little icy.
3-15-2008Springville 5K5KSpringville, IA17:46
1 mile - 5:42
2 mile - 6:03 (I think mile marker was off)
1st overall. Ran 16 miles beforehand.
5-4-2008Mall-2-Mall8.6 MilesCedar Rapids, IA54:35
Raced from Lindale to Westdale. Ran from Westdale to Lindale for a warm up.
Predicted 3 hours. Died about last mile and a half.
5-10-2008Lace Up For Learning10KCedar Rapids, IA39:13
Course was a little hilly, but still did not run a good race
6-7-2008Heart of the CityHalf MarathonBurnsville, MN1:30:52
I think I had been racing too much. Trying for around 1:20, but died after mile 4.
7-12-2008Midnight Madness10KAmes, IA40:05
Did Lake Geode Olympic Triathlon that morning
8-2-2008Atkins Watermelon Days5KAtkins, IA18:34
2 mile - 11:35
3 mile - 17:46 (6:11)
8-17-2008Pigman Long CourseHalf MarathonPalo, IA1:31:44
Just did the run. A little warm, but I still died by the end.
9-28-2008Quad CitiesHalf MarathonRock Island, IL1:23:50
Solid, hard race. Probably not the fastest I could have run, but a good workout building up to the Des Moines Marathon
Splits: 13:26 (2 mile), 6:41, 6:14, 6:15, 6:25, 6:20, 6:16, 6:10, 6:11, 6:37, 6:19, 6:56 (last 1.1)
10-11-2008Indian Summer Distance Classic10MLake McBride State Park, IA1:04:18
2 mile - 12:17
5 mile - 31:07
8 mile - 50:29
10 mile - 1:04:18
11-22-2008Living History Farms7MUrbandale, IA49:14
“Mile” splits:
1 mile - 6:36 2 mile - 13:24 (6:48) 3 mile - 19:23 (5:59) 4 mile - 25:00 (5:37) 5 mile - 35:30 (10:30) 6 mile - 44:15 (8:45) 7 mile - 49:14 (4:57)
4-25-2009Path to Progress5KChicago, IL18:51
1 mile - 5:49
2 mile - 12:00 (6:11)
Raised $836.96 for the American Brain Tumor Association!
5-3-2009Mall-2-Mall8.6 MilesCedar Rapids, IA58:06
Westdale to Lindale. Time prediction race. Predicted 58:13. Ran course once directly before the race
5-10-2009Quad Cities Distance ClassicHalf MarathonRock Island, IL1:25:39
Splits: 6:26, 6:47, 6:26, 6:15, 6:15, 6:30, 6:32, 6:27, 6:30, 6:37, 6:34, 6:44, 6:46
Rode long the day before.
5-30-2009Central Lutheran School5KNewhall, IA18:01
First place overall
7-4-2009Fifths Season8KCedar Rapids, IA36:17
Ran as Scooby-Doo
7-11-2009Midnight Madness10KAmes, IA47:59
Rode my bike to the race from Cedar Rapids (about 120 miles). Died towards the end of the bike and legs were dead before I even started the race.
1-23-2010Amana Freezer Run5KAmana, IA19:05
Mile Splits:
1 Mile - 6:14
2 Mile - 12:33 (6:19)
3 Mile - 18:30 (5:55)

Not to bad considering this was really my first hard run since that incident with the truck.
3-20-2010O’ Round the LockHalf MarathonEmmetsburg, IA1:25:27
Ran by myself most of the race. Battled strong headwind first half. Finished first overall
4-24-2010Drake on the Roads RelayHalf MarathonDes Moines, IA1:26:53
Last four miles were a struggle, and lost most of my time there.
6-5-2010Dam to Dam20KDes Moines, IA1:21:23
7-10-2010Heritage Days5KMt. Vernon, IA18:23
Mile Splits:
1 Mile - 5:46
2 Mile - 11:51 (6:05)